Singapore legislation
Section 77
Section 77
Interpretation of this Part
(1)
In this Part and in section 113, unless the context otherwise requires —
Definition
“dispensing” means transferring any class of petroleum or any flammable material from one container to any other container or containers for the purpose of distribution, through hose, pipe or by any other means (but not including a licensed pipeline) and includes discharging into a motor vehicle or from the tank of a road tanker;
Definition
“import” means to take or cause to be taken into Singapore by land, sea or air from any place outside Singapore, but does not include the bringing into Singapore by sea or air of any substance or product which it is proved to be intended to be taken out of Singapore on the same vessel or aircraft on which the substance or product was brought into Singapore without any landing or transhipment within Singapore;
Definition
“licensed pipeline” means any relevant pipeline licensed for the conveyance of any class of petroleum or any flammable material under section 82;
Definition
“licensed premises” means any premises licensed for the storage or keeping of any class of petroleum or any flammable material under section 78;
Definition
“liquefied petroleum gas” means any material having a vapour pressure not exceeding that allowed for commercial propane and composed predominantly of the following hydrocarbons, either by themselves or as mixtures, that is to say, propane, propylene, butane (normal butane or iso-butane) and butylenes;
Definition
“pipeline licence” means a licence for the conveyance of any class of petroleum or any flammable material through any relevant pipeline specified in the licence;
Definition
“place” includes houses, yards and open spaces appurtenant thereto, buildings and footways and any underground space;
Definition
“road tanker” means a goods vehicle as defined in the Road Traffic Act 1961 which has a tank that is structurally attached or is an integral part of the frame of the vehicle;
Definition
“storage licence” means a licence to store or keep any class of petroleum or any flammable material at any premises specified in the licence;
Definition
“transport”, in relation to any class of petroleum or any flammable material, means the carriage of such petroleum or flammable material by any vehicle on land from one place in Singapore to another place, whether within or outside Singapore, and includes —
the packing, loading and unloading of the goods, and the transfer of the goods to or from a vehicle;
the marking of packages and unit loads containing any class of petroleum or any flammable material for transport, and placarding containers and vehicles in which such petroleum or flammable material are transported; and
any other matters incidental to their transport.
(2)
For the purposes of this Part and section 113, a person may be regarded as transporting any class of petroleum or any flammable material —
by the person marking packages and unit loads containing such petroleum or flammable material for transport, and placarding containers and any vehicles in which such petroleum or flammable material are transported;
by the person consigning such petroleum or flammable material for transport;
by the person loading such petroleum or flammable material into or onto a vehicle, or into a tank container or container that is to be put on a vehicle, for transport or unloading any class of petroleum or any flammable material that has been transported;
by the person marshalling vehicles and separating such petroleum or flammable material;
by the person undertaking, or being responsible for, otherwise than as an employee or subcontractor, the transport of such petroleum or flammable material;
by the person providing emergency information in relation to the transport of such petroleum or flammable material;
by the person driving a vehicle carrying such petroleum or flammable material;
by being the consignee of such petroleum or flammable material that are to be transported; or
by being involved as a director, secretary or manager of a body corporate, or other person who takes part in the management of a body corporate, that takes part in an activity referred to above.[34